Bush a restricted free agent

The NFL has confirmed that Raiders running back Michael Bush is a restricted free agent, which therefore gives the Raiders a certain amount of protection against losing him to another team.

The Raiders offered Bush a one-year tender in March. As a restricted free agent, other teams are free to offer Bush a contract. If that happens, the Raiders have the right to match the offer or receive a first-round draft pick as compensation.

The Raiders selected Bush with the first pick of the fourth round in the 2007 NFL draft. Getting a first-round pick in return for losing Bush would be pretty sweet compensation.

Just the same, that’s a pretty steep price to pay and points to the Raiders getting back Bush for this season, if not longer.

The league’s decision to not count Bush’s rookie season — he sat out while recovering from a broken leg he suffered at Louisville — is a boon to the Raiders. It’s a blow to Bush from the standpoint that he can’t reap the riches as an unrestricted free agent, which requires four accrued seasons.

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46.RAIDER Says:
July 25th, 2011 at 6:47 pm
RFL, what are the Raiders now, after 8 years of Al Davis running the show without any help from Gruden?

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Gruden was a young nobody, then your daddy AL hired him. No other GM/Owner would have done that.

hendu

One never can tell when Brien is in the house,can ya,mrs?

Born with a Patch

Gruden owes much to AL… yes he whooped us in the Soop but Al gave him his start. Gruden still talks highly of Al

http://www.aldavissucks.blogspot.com RAIDER

Al DAvis laugh at me? my god. If I ever saw him, I think I would laugh the rest of the day. Where do we start? The press conference firing Kiffin? Gruden destroying him in the Super Bowl?

YoungAmerican

DT Ian Williams to the 49ers.

Seymour Bush

Still a handful of posters in here flaming each other. Good to see some things never change. Well, maybe that isn’t a good thing…

http://www.aldavissucks.blogspot.com RAIDER

Yeah, Gruden was nobody when Al hired him. Just an obscure offensive coordinator for a large market east coast NFL football team. He was just really out there flapping in the wind. My goodness. You’re something else, RFL.

YoungAmerican

Seymour Bush Says:
July 25th, 2011 at 6:55 pm

Still a handful of posters in here flaming each other. Good to see some things never change. Well, maybe that isn’t a good thing…

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Word. This place gets pretty tiresome.

Luckily, a few of us like talking about football.

Born with a Patch

You might laugh at him but in your life, you wont do half of what that man has done. i know you waste more energy thinking and talking about him than he ever will of you. if you really wanna come at AD then you gotta step up to his level first. if not then you are just wasting time

Raiders for life

57.RAIDER Says:
July 25th, 2011 at 6:57 pm
Yeah, Gruden was nobody when Al hired him. Just an obscure offensive coordinator for a large market east coast NFL football team. He was just really out there flapping in the wind. My goodness. You’re something else, RFL.

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Exactamundo…..no other team would hire him as a head coach. But Al did!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.aldavissucks.blogspot.com RAIDER

Well, according to that logic, you can’t get on Gruden or Kiffin’s level, Patch. You’ve never coached. So you can’t get at them till you get on their level. See how easy these games are?

Born with a Patch

I’m done wasting time….

Cant wait til the team is set at 53 so we can really start talking football!

http://www.aldavissucks.blogspot.com RAIDER

RFL, that was sarcasm, buddy. Gruden was an OC for a large market east coast team when Al hired him. So, somebody had to have heard of him before Al.

Born with a Patch

Didn’t call out Gruden, i think he was a terrific coach. didn’t even mention kiffin….. i give respect where it belongs bro

http://www.aldavissucks.blogspot.com RAIDER

You can’t call out any of the journalists who criticize Al, either, Patch. You’re not on their level. You’ve never worked in journalism.

YoungAmerican

Kirkpatrick to the Colts. Devlin to the Cardinals.

priesttj

Micheal Bush will have the biggest year of anyone offensively his skillset is incredible probably the bets hands on the team running skills like a scatback only he’s 250 and late in games defenders hate to have to tackle him.

Born with a Patch

I say we find out what is Nnamdi’s $ then we flat out cut Routt to save money and bring back 21

Some of you sya some of the silliest things when you’re sloppy drunk. Oh! I’m sorry you say you’re not drunk? Well we think you ought to stop talking like you are. We know you’re excited but COOOLLitt!!

Cut: TK, Routt and everyone else.

Born with a Patch

Hue is gonna go down in Raida history. gonna win a bowl, might not be this year or next year but he’ll do it….
Print It

Born with a Patch

I think routt is good but nnamdi is better and i’m willing to bet that Nnam would accept Routt money… i’d rather have Nnam

Macho Man Randy Savage

why do people still take MRs bait & hook. just let her be, jeeesh.

Seymour Bush

Last year Tommy Kelly had his best year as a pro. He justified the “big” contract he signed, which in today’s light, isn’t that big.

YoungAmerican

DE/DT Cedric Thornton to the Eagles.

YoungAmerican

Still available to the Raiders:

S Mana Silva
OT David Mims
QB Josh Portis
DE/DT Brandon Bair

priesttj

If Nnamdi will take Routt money as you say he will be a Raider regardless to what Routt is getting..

Raiders for life

YoungAmerican Says:
July 25th, 2011 at 7:06 pm
Kirkpatrick to the Colts. Devlin to the Cardinals
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I was kind of hoping that the Raiders would pick up Devlin. I know he doesn’t have the Al davis arm but his short and medium throws are lazers with a quick release. He played out of the shotgun so who knows how he will do in the NFL.

Born with a Patch

I hope so… he’s the Raider dream, considered a reach of a draft pick that turned into arguably the best corner in the game.

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/526101/AlDavis1_medium.jpg KoolKell

Getting Bush back is HUGE.

armond

would be nice if we signed miller and heap. that would be an awesome double te set.

Just so you know YA the Raiders as a rule NEVER release their UDFA signings when everyone else does. You probably wont know who they’ve signed until morning. Mr Davis just doesn’t want other teams knowing that way he has somewhat of an edge.

priesttj

The only way to find out is through the players agent and they ask him to keep it quite.

Macho Man Randy Savage

Priesttj Says:

Just so you know YA the Raiders as a rule NEVER release their UDFA signings when everyone else does. You probably wont know who they’ve signed until morning. Mr Davis just doesn’t want other teams knowing that way he has somewhat of an edge
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how?

raiderfankirk

Mr ps3?

priesttj

Steve Corkran is the only way we might get some info. He has the bets relationship with the Raider of any writer IMO.

So they may leak some info to Steve.

armond

bad info priest. i saw where herzlich just said he hasnt announced his decision yet but will 2morrow. i hope we get him cuz that is what we need. dude is damn good player and a young leader for the future. its so good to finally talk some football for a change.

armond

btw rick tittle will be on 95.7 2morrow from 1-3 pm. if u want a to talk some raider ball that your time 2 do it. those others guys just stink.

raiderfankirk

Only leaves the one week to prepare for the final roster. Not much of an edge but I think more of an old ball coach thing.

armond

btw, rick tittle will be on 95.7 2morrow from 1-3 pm. if u want to talk some raider ball thats your time 2 do it. those others guys just stink. so allu knuckleheads that call his show please call in.

priesttj

Mr D believes if teams don’t know how agressive you are they may not expect certain things and you can get a player or two. I know a few times it has worked to our advantage no matter how slim. Expecially in this environment it’s a feeding frenzy and they just concentrate on the matter at hand the media can wait.